A lot of visitors to Tasmania think they need to visit in summer or risk freezing to death. But nothing could be further from the truth! Autumn is actually one of the best seasons to visit Tasmania with cool, dry…
If there’s anything better than exploring East Coast Tasmania, it’s exploring with your doggies. From short walks to mountain summits to beaches, there’s plenty of options for adventure-minded dog owners on the East Coast of Tassie. Generally speaking, the coast…
1. The Bay of Fires The Bay of Fire’s accolades are many, and all well deserved. While world renowned, mercifully, this isn’t a place where you’ll be confronted by shopping plazas and throngs of tourists. This fifty kilometre section of…
Tasmania’s lighthouse heritage goes back to the early days of settlement in Tasmania. There is an abundance of lighthouses around the state, some offer the opportunity to go inside and others are great to marvel at from the ground, sea…
Spring’s the perfect time to tick things off your Tassie’s East Coast bucket list, beyond the icons When you think of Tasmania’s East Coast, images abound of Maria Island with its adorable furry locals, world renowned Wineglass Bay, the ridiculously…
If you are a big fan of saying hello to the sun, then you’re probably keen to find new locations to see this beauty. We’ve put together a list of a few special places to watch the sunrise across the…
As the days slowly get shorter and the summer months draw to their inevitable close, it seems that Tasmania’s East Coast exhales gently, in contentment. A Tasmanian Winter is a splendid thing. As the days slowly get shorter and the…
Although we haven’t seen you in while, we can’t wait for you to be back. With so many reasons to stop, to make life-long memories, and friends. Shine with us on the East Coast. We can’t wait to see…
Meet the Taylor family – Emma, Rob and their three boys, Finn, Ashton and Ky. The Taylors are a pretty typical Tasmanian family – they’re active and outdoorsy, and they love living at Triabunna, just across the Mercury Passage from…
Maria Island National Park is a special place, where breathtaking, wild beauty and close encounters with wildlife are everyday events. It’s a place of layered history, where wild ideas and visionary schemes have been sparked, and extinguished. And it’s a…
As I walked along my local beach, I saw a young father playing with his two small children. They were making the most spectacular sandcastle—an enormous, elaborate concoction, complete with moat, dribbled sand battlements, driftwood defences and seashell-crusted turrets. The…
International travel documentary maker Gareth Leonard – aka Tourist 2 Townie, spent 10 days having the experience of his life in Tasmania. In this first episode he explores Tassie’s east coast, the incredible coastline, the ‘wild’ wildlife, ocean fresh cuisine…